GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| aver | to declare positively |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |